'never again during the remainder of his journey to San Francisco would he equal or surpass this day's eighty-eight-mile effort. furthermore, never again on the trip would he encounter roads as fine as those he met in the Cornhusker state. riding through Wyoming and every state or territory thereafter, Nellis would long for the "excellent paths" of Nebraska.' - An American Cycling Odyssey, 1887

Sunday, July 26, 2009

rise and shine

i had to get up early and be out at the holmes lake boat docks by 7am this morning for the cornhusker state games triathlon. i was one of the volunteers in the kayaks providing support for the swimming portion. i had fun (i haven't been in canoe or a kayak since boyscouts... and that was a long LONG time ago), though the water was not what you'd call pristine. it looked to be more like green algae soup, and from what i heard from a few friends that competited, was not fun to swim in.